cosmopolite

cos·mop·o·lite

C0671200 (kŏz-mŏp′ə-līt′)n.1. A cosmopolitan person: a true cosmopolite—a Renaissance man.2. Ecology An organism found in most parts of the world.

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[Greek kosmopolītēs : kosmos, world + polītēs, citizen (from polis, city; see pelə- in Indo-European roots).]

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cos·mop′o·lit′ism (-lī-tĭz′əm, -lĭ-tĭz′-) n.

cosmopolite

(kɒzˈmɒpəˌlaɪt) n1. a less common word for cosmopolitan¹2. (Biology) an animal or plant that occurs in most parts of the world cosˈmopoliˌtism n

cos•mop•o•lite

(kɒzˈmɒp əˌlaɪt)

n. 1. a person who is sophisticated in outlook, lifestyle, etc. 2. an animal or plant of worldwide distribution. [1590–1600; < Greek kosmopolitēs citizen of the world =kosmo- cosmo- + politēs citizen] cos•mop′o•lit•ism, n.

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Noun

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cosmopolite - a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countriescosmopolitanglobetrotter, world traveler - someone who travels widely and oftenman of the world, sophisticate - a worldly-wise person

Translations

cosmopolitaкосмополит